Shifter
 

Hi,

I have a dilema,
I have a B&M shifter for my Buick, in a first though i went to place it over my console, but it's too huge, so i could remove the cover and drop it inside the console and make a boot to fill the gap.

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8715/dscf5415p.jpg


But i don't know if the result will be pleasant....
So i had another idea, buy another shifter : the B&M Unimatic which has a manual look and would perhaps better suits the console !

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5699/bmm80775w.jpg




Here you can see the plate i made to suits the console and install 2 switches, one for fuel and one for ignition.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3791/dscf5409d.jpg


Let me know what you would do.....
THX

David

I like the second one better. Then put a shift boot to hide any gaps left.

The Unimatic is too high for my application, i would like to try the B&M Z-gate shifter and use the chrome base only to fit on my console.
Could anybody give me the size of the chrome base??

Thanks in advance !

David

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6075/zgate.jpg




EDIT:

no need to answer, i found the dimensions, its a little bit too long !!

What is that console out of?

What part is to high, the handle or the base?

The handle could be cut, and re welded at the bottom, and hidden by a boot.

i forgot it ! I bought it on e-bay.com

is it possible from a cavalier ?

on the Unimatic, yes the handle is too high.....i 'm not sure if the handle is from metal or alloy.
But after searching i think i'm gonna do as you said , cut at the base and reweld it. (sectionning).

Mark, i went to see Serge who bought your Nova and had a ride in it.....very nice car ! Just the strange noise from inside the engine is very annoying :(
Serge is gonna have a look at it and search where the problem is.

My El Camino, next to the Nova....

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6474/dscf5630aa.jpg

Cool picture.

I don't think Serge has a whole lot of time to tinker with the car. I think it might be a noisy set of rockers.

I tried an Italian tune up on it, but that didn't fix it or break it, so I just lived with the noise. :lol: